Front-line workers say they shouldn t be forgotten as pandemic continues
Many people who aren t health-care workers or physicians have remained on the front lines for over nine months. The Current speaks to three of them, who say the challenges at their jobs have persisted, but in many ways the public s attention and support has gradually drifted away.
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Posted: Dec 31, 2020 1:18 PM ET | Last Updated: December 31, 2020
Left to right: JR LeBlanc, Carmen Louie and Cecilia Sparrow are working the front lines during the pandemic, whether it be a hospital ICU, long-term care home or grocery store.(Submitted by JR LeBlanc, Carmen Louie and Ceclia Sparrow)
Q&A: Endy founder Rajen Ruparell on how the brand is making sure healthcare workers catch some quality Zs during the pandemic
The Canadian company has stepped up to support front-line healthcare workers in a big way. Abbotsford Hospital Donation
Since Endy launched in 2015, their signature Canadian-made mattress has skyrocketed in popularity, garnering stellar reviews and improving the sleep of hundreds of thousands devoted customers. The company has championed an admirable giving philosophy from its inception, donating over 10,000 new and gently used mattresses to families and individuals in need through organizations like Furniture Bank in Toronto, Matthew House in Ottawa and Women in Need Society in Calgary. Most recently, in a mission to help out healthcare workers exhausted by the pandemic’s second wave, they’ve worked with Abbotsford Regional Hospital in BC and Southlake Regional Health Centre in Newmarket to make sure their c
COVID-19 vaccines coming to Oshawa
Posted on December 22, 2020 by oshawaexpress in COVID-19, HEALTH, NEWS
Lakeridge Health is on the list to receive some doses of the Pfizer vaccine.
Ontario is expecting to receive up to 90,000 Pfizer-BioNTech doses from the federal government before the end of the year to continue vaccinating health care workers and essential caregivers working in hospitals, long-term care homes, retirement homes and other congregate settings caring for seniors.
The province will be distributing additional doses of the vaccine to 17 more hospital sites, including regions with the highest rates of COVID-19 infection.
“Following a successful pilot, we are excited to continue onto the next stage of our rollout of the COVID-19 vaccines to Ontarians,” says Deputy Premier and Minister of Health Christine Elliott. “While we are planning to ensure that everyone who wants a vaccine will receive one, we need to first protect our frontline workers and those p
Ontario to implement provincewide lockdown on Christmas Eve, sources say
The Ontario government is poised to impose a provincewide lockdown starting Christmas Eve, sources confirm, as the province logs more than 2,000 new cases of COVID-19 for the sixth consecutive day.
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Posted: Dec 20, 2020 6:10 PM ET | Last Updated: December 21, 2020
Ontario is poised to impose a provincewide lockdown starting Christmas Eve, sources confirmed Sunday. (Evan Mitsui/CBC News)